r/Edinburgh • u/Biqh4 • 12h ago

Other Roseburn Path - Council appreciation

I was really impressed on Monday. On my way to work there were three sizable trees down across the Roseburn Path after the storms we had at the weekend. By the time I rode home in the evening, all three had been cleared away.

I assume it was the council anyway.

42 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

12 comments sorted by

79

u/Camarupim 12h ago

It is after all the most valued piece of public infrastructure in Scotland.

28

u/theportyunionjack 11h ago

I've heard the nimbys are absolutely fuming at the trees being moved. They were a valuable part of the path-scape and now people can no longer cycle or walk on the path.

-70

u/Strict-Character-397 12h ago

about time they do something useful, hopefully it's not in preparation of that apparently proposed tram path that like 4 people will use

17

u/theportyunionjack 12h ago

Will be that many? The existing tram line only has three people use it

14

u/PiratiPad 12h ago

I heard it's only the team driver that uses it. And only for joyriding too /s

11

u/theportyunionjack 12h ago

For some people, other people literally don't exist

3

u/Sburns85 10h ago

Tbh on Sunday. There was 3 people on the tram including me from newhaven Asda. Granted it was raining and windy. More got on at ocean terminal including some idiot tried to sit on my shopping bag even know there was plenty of other seats

1

u/Dodgycourier 9m ago

If I see someone covering a seat with their bags, I sit there too

2

u/UltimateGammer 8h ago

I'll have you know it provides 4 tram driver jobs! And that's because two of them sit in the back!

2

u/theportyunionjack 3m ago

MoRe JObS foR thE cLowNCiL's PaLs

-18

u/TheGabrielHounds 10h ago

Anything to do with trees, I understand, is handled by the Forestry Commission on behalf of the council. I very much doubt CEC is capable of removing three fallen trees in one day.

8

u/Grazza123 2h ago

What a stupid statement. First, the Forestry Commission was split-up years ago, and second, why on earth would they deal with council-managed trees anyway?